The city of Denver is ready to put money behind a sanctioned overnight parking site that could accommodate a handful of the untold number of people living in vehicles on the city’s streets.
The need for safe parking areas is substantial, according to Terrell Curtis, the executive director of, a nonprofit organization that operates nearly a dozen overnight parking sites in the metro area. The city’s willingness to support the model is an encouraging and necessary step forward, Curtis said.
Berglund, 62, and his wife, Moon Chavez, 50, have been living in RVs since buying one with their tax refund in 2014. Denver Parks and Recreation spokeswoman Cynthia Karvaksi said park rangers are empowered by the Department of Safety to write tickets for vehicles that park adjacent to city parks including for breaking park curfew, which is in effect from 11 p.m. to 5 a.m. The ticket issued to Chavez was eventually voided and her appeal fee returned because “there was conflicting signage at the time which has now been remedied,” Karvaski said in an email.
, a demonstration of the damaging effects of the COVID-19 pandemic. Correspondingly, people living in cars, trailers or recreational vehicles has become more prevalent, anecdotal evidence suggests.2022 point-in-time count
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